Editing Amaryllis in the Ice Country:Chapter 10 (section)

===Part O===

“Can’t go on…?”

I receive contact on the wireless, and have the other villagers stop.

I head to the back, and find a girl with a severed leg there. It’s Vicia, who has the ‘hopping pain’ and often visits Viscaria.

“What is it…?”

“E-er-erm…Vi-cia’s…body, power…”

The girl starts to utter some words, but her voice installation doesn’t seem adept. She’s looking weak.

—A malfunction..!?

I kneel down before the girl, “Don’t move.”

I have her lie on a flat surface. Then, I check on the girl’s Cradle.

’00:25:38’.

…Just this much…!?

There’s no more than thirty minutes of battery power left that’s indicated. Normally, in order to protect the data, the machine will become inactive if a robot has less than thirty minutes of power. It seems Vicia has encountered this situation.

“Wait. I’ll change your battery immediately!”

I open the battery unit of the Cradle, pick out a spare battery in my pocket, and inserts it.

—Please, work properly…!

After a slap, a little light runs in the girl’s eyes. With a deep thud, her petite body quivers.

Again, I check the remaining battery power on the Cradle ’08:31:47’, once I see the time, I can’t help but just feel relieved. It seems it isn’t a system malfunction, just a depletion of power.

“How do you feel?”

“Thank, you…”

The girl smiles weakly, and reaches her hand out. I grab her hand, and help her to her feet.

“I’m going back to the front now. If you don’t feel fine, voice out. Understood?”

“Yes.”

The girl nods weakly.